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Fake news in medicina: un grave deficit di conoscenza storico-medica e paleopatologica alla base del problema
Francesco M. Galassi, Elena Varotto

Evidence 2019;11(1): e1000192 doi: 10.4470/E1000192

Pubblicato: 28 gennaio 2019

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